Tire chain



Patented May 11,1926.

entren stares THEOPHIL NEGOWSKI AND ALOYSIUS A. NO'WIKI, OF XVINONA ATENT QFFQE.

MINNESOTA.

TIRE CHAIN.

Application led April 22, 1925 `f' iransreree ant s il eliainsjeacb et 'l1 constructed troni a plnralit-v of li l's Whose ends project at a subst neral t angle and affords traction ground poing elements.

With tbe pr ceding` and other objects and advantages in View, tlie invention consi'stsin the novel combination of elements7 construetion, arrangement of parts and operations, to vbe hereinafter specifically referred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyine drawings, Wnerein gure l is a fragmentarg.T top plan View of an anti-skin Chain constructed in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2V is an elevation of the transverse anti-skid element.

Figure 3 is a transverse 'sectional Viewv oil tbe tire showing tbe invention associated therewith, and y Figure il is a perspective ot two oi links connected together.

Referring to t-lie drawings in detail Wherein corresponding characters oi: reterenee denote corresponding parte tlirouglimit tie several 7iews, the numeral 5 designates a pair ot' circumferential side chains Willi which the invention is associated. Our inl provenient consists of a transverse chain l() embodying a plurality oi elongated linls il. .lliese links ll have their ends bent at a substantial right angle Wit-l1 respect to the,

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Serial No. 25,111.

that the adjacent ends oi the linlis v.

f 'ill contect with eeeli other as shown in Y longitudinal axis of the links as 'i i nre 8.

fils@ Lbese right angular' projeeting endsl i"r Jee traction or antiskid elements.

ranged Witli lieir sides arrano'ed inwardly to eaeb other. In other Words, tlie links are arranged in stepped relation so that the;Y will oe grednally brought` in contaet with tlie slippery roadway and tbereb),7 gradu- 50 allg,T tbe Wlieel to grip the road.' This elnninates tlie sudden stopping ot' the Wheel and the consequent side Skidding.

The endn'lo t linlis of the transverse antiyeatended at substantially right angles and 70 tlie abutting ends et each pair of links being in contacting relation and affording ground engaging elements.

ln testimony whereof We atiix our signa-k tures.

ALOYSUS A. TOWCKI. THEOPHIL NEGOVSKI.

l2 so 40 is shown in Figure l, these links are er- 45 l elements carri' conventional linlezs l5 55 be inade in the torni, eonstrnc- 60 a pair of 05 

